Make a sweet Valentine's gift for your teacher

Yikes!  Is Valentine's Day only ONE week away?  I have to get on the ball and start planning for my kids' parties at school. 

First things first.  I believe that the teacher should get something special {that does not mean expensive}.  And not some cheap larger version of the post-card thingys the kids hand out.  Your kids can even help out with this too!

Here is a tutorial on how to make Red Velvet Cake in a jar.  You can make several gifts if your child works with more than one staff member as my little boys do.  Decorate the jar any way you like.  Don't forget to add the spoon.

Here is the recipe for Red Velvet:

Cake in a jar

1 box white cake mix (“pudding in the mix” variety) -
2 Tbs. cocoa
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp. vanilla
1 whole bottle of red food coloring (1/3 jar of paste or gel coloring)

Mix all the ingredients together on med-high for two minutes, scraping the bowl as needed. Grease jars well. Bake at 350º til tester comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from jars.

Cream Cheese Icing:
1 stick butter (1/2 cup), softened
1 8 oz. pack of cream cheese, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch of salt

Beat butter and sugar until fluffy (about 2 minutes. It will be very dry and then suddenly will come together.) Add cream cheese then beat another 30-45 seconds. Beat in vanilla and salt.